“Mindset,” right? You’re probably thinking to yourself: “Why the heck do I need to have a mindset, I already have one! I’m intent on starting a business!” This is where you’re making your first mistake—you’re not understanding your perceptual flaws. I’m not saying you’re flawed perspective-wise, I’m just saying you most likely don’t have the correct mindset, and that’s completely understandable. I mean, hey, I didn’t have the right mindset either, but that’s why I’m here to teach you how to obtain the correct mindset before starting your own venture.
Initially, I think we should set the foundation for what a “mindset” even is. A mindset, with regards to business, is how you approach a venture, any issues that may come up, and how you regulate your emotions accordingly. When I first started my ventures, I didn’t have a mindset. I just knew that I was intrinsically motivated to work on my businesses eight hours a day. After my first failure, I felt horrible. I felt like the world was crashing down on me, and that I had to deal with all of the fallout. The thing is, that wouldn’t have been the case if I just pushed myself forward. Instead, I decided to do the feasible thing at the time and try to find another that would work. This strategy forms a toxic cycle of abandonment, leaving the precious ideas that you worked hard on behind.
An important thing when you’re running a business is understanding that failure is inevitable, and you’re going to have to deal with it. A critical part of creating the correct mindset is understanding this specific phenomenon, and actually using it to your advantage. If you switch your perspective about failure, failure wouldn’t exist. What I’m saying is that you should think of failure as progression and a tool for learning. If you learn from your mistakes, you probably won’t make the same mistakes once again (unless you’re forgetful; it happens to the best of us!).
When I started to understand that I could utilize my mistakes and benefit from them, I started succeeding. I was thrilled. I applauded myself and made sure that I knew I did a good job. This was my second mistake. I got too complacent, and let myself feel less anxious about my business. This made me dedicate less time and energy on making sure my business would succeed since I already knew it succeeded before.
Instead, what you want to do is approach business from a logical and strategic standpoint without involving your emotions whatsoever (unless you become a millionaire, that’s worthy of a party). Whenever you fail, don’t let it get to you no matter what. Look at the situation from a third-party perspective and understand what you did wrong. Learn from your mistakes and continue moving on. If you succeed, don’t get too happy. Understand what you did right and apply that to your future projects.
That’s how you build a damn strong mindset.
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